Heavy Casting Abrasive Finishing Technician

About the Role

Step into a hands-on role where metal meets precision. As a Heavy Casting Abrasive Finishing Technician, you’ll set up and run large, high‑speed metal-removal machinery to fabricate parts, preparing them for downstream operations with meticulous surface finishing.

A Day in the Life

You gear up, review prints and layouts, and plan your approach. You choose the right grinding wheel or belt for the material, geometry, finish, and stock removal required. With hand grinders, power tools, high‑RPM wheels, and belt sanders, you grind, sand, clean, and polish large castings and hard‑faced products. You load and secure workpieces—often with an overhead crane—then adjust, start, and stop equipment as you move through each finishing step. You inspect surfaces for porosity and cracks, mark repair areas and identifying information, verify dimensions against specifications, and document results on the required forms. Throughout, you keep your area clean, your equipment in top condition, and safety front and center. When needed, you jump in to learn or support other machines to keep production flowing.

What You’ll Do

• Set up and operate large high‑speed metal-removal machines to fabricate metal parts.
• Grind, sand, clean, and polish metal components using hand grinders and powered tools.
• Use high‑RPM grinding wheels and belt sanders to prep large castings and hard‑faced products.
• Identify and mark defects (porosity, cracks, and more) for repair; mark parts with required identifiers.
• Select wheels/belts and production equipment based on material, geometry, stock removal, and finish requirements.
• Measure, mark, and lay out workpieces; study blueprints/layouts to plan sequences.
• Operate controls to adjust, start, and stop equipment; load parts using overhead cranes.
• Verify quality and dimensions to prints/specs; record product and processing data on specified forms.
• Maintain a clean work environment and equipment; cross-train and assist as needed.

Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; 2‑year technical degree preferred.
• 2–3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Handheld grinding/polishing proficiency.
• Able to read blueprints/layouts and use precision measurement tools.
• Dependable, professional, team-oriented; follows company policies and safety guidelines.
• Willingness to cross-train on other equipment.

Tools and Technologies

• Surface Grinder
• Manual Grinder
• Hand grinders, belt sanders, overhead cranes

Physical and Work Environment

Work occurs in a shop setting that can be warm with dust particles present. Duties may require standing, sitting, walking, reaching, climbing/balancing, stooping/kneeling, talking/hearing, and frequent hand/finger use. Vision needs include near, distance, depth perception, and focus adjustment. Overtime may be required based on workload (weekdays and weekends).

Team Structure

No direct or indirect reports.